Pacific sierra

Last updated

Pacific sierra
Scsie u0.gif
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Scombridae
Tribe: Scomberomorini
Genus: Scomberomorus
Species:
S. sierra
Binomial name
Scomberomorus sierra
Jordan and Starks in Jordan, 1895

The Pacific sierra (Scomberomorus sierra) also known as the Mexican sierra, is a ray-finned bony fish in the family Scombridae, better known as the mackerel family. [2] More specifically, this fish is a member of the tribe Scomberomorini, the Spanish mackerels. [3] It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from southern California to Antofagasta in Chile. [1]

Contents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Collette, B.B.; Hastings, P.A. (2023). "Scomberomorus sierra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T170325A170086853. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T170325A170086853.en . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scomberomorus sierra". FishBase . December 2012 version.
  3. ↑ "Scomberomorus sierra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 10 December 2012.
A catch of Pacific sierra Thazard Sierra.jpg
A catch of Pacific sierra


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.